This story is a great example why one should not give in to parental pressure and do what is right for the PATIENT!
Since you have done the tests already...and the child looks well.... I would have discharged the child with a close follow up.
Giora (Gill) Winnik MD
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn NY
718-283-6021
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Subject: crp
How do you use the crp in evaluating kids? How do you interpret a high crp with low sed rate. I had a 8 yo with headache, decreased appetite and dizziness. No nvd. Neg pmh. Vitals normal with t=37.4 oral. min cough. no dysuria. Labs show normal wbc and diff, noraml chem7, lft, cxr. Very healthy appearing with large tonsils that are not inflamed. no nodes. supple neck. crp ws 38. i was hoping for normal. urine showed 80 red cells, 4 wbc, no back and 39 epith cells. no abd or flank pain.
Should i go with my impressing that she is well. I did labs because mother was concerned, child seemed to be usually healthy and not a complainer.. Was shooting for reassurance. did not image brain or tap.
help
don
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